These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.